Stories from Saturday, August 25, 2007

By Lynn A. Wade Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- His passion for art evolved at the bottom of the ocean. Well, maybe not all the way at the bottom, but certainly under its surface. Mike Morris, Fort Scott, began drawing an painting in earnest as a way to pass the time aboard a submarine on which he served while in the U.S. Navy...

Wesley Dail Bailey, age 82, former resident of 1523 Highway 39, Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007 at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Frontenac, Kan. He was born Dec. 15, 1924 in Pawnee Station, the son of Alex Bailey and Pauline Greenwaltd Bailey. Wesley married Marjorie Rhodes on April 6, 1946 in Fort Scott. The couple owned and operated their dairy farm for over 40 years. He was a member of the Dairy Herd Association...

Callie Jay Dobbs, age 32, a resident of Richards, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident near Richards. He was born Feb. 27, 1975, in Muskogee, Okla., the son of J. B. Dobbs and Wanita Tate. He worked in construction and in breaking horses. As well as his love for horses, he also enjoyed fishing...

FORT SCOTT --The Phoenix Committee's Streetscape Subcom-mittee is on the road to creation of a prospective plan for effective integration of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, downtown Fort Scott, and the Riverfront area. In order to do that, the subcommittee recently sought assistance from the same landscape architect who created the prospective plan for the upcoming Riverfront Project. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The objective of every school bus driver, according to USD 234 Director of Transportation Mike Wunderly, is to get each child to school and then back home safely. Since bus drivers handle precious cargo, USD 234 school officials have taken extra steps to keep the children who are transported on the school buses out of harm's way, Wunderly said...

NEVADA, Mo. -- It began as a way to deal with post traumatic stress disorder for Vietnam nurse Helen White. Expressions on canvas communicated impressions still strong in her mind from her days as a nurse during a war. Now White's paintings, combined with "Lipstick and a Smile," a book that compiles some of her works with explanations on the inspiration and underlying messages they're meant to convey, as well as some information on PTSD are part of a special series of programs taking place at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C.. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- David Hope a 2000 graduate of Nevada High School works in the family business, Nevada Auto Mall and races motorcycles in his spare time. He has been racing in the All Harley Drag Racing Association since 2004 but has now switched to the National Hot Rod Association. Motorcycles have been a part of his life since early childhood -- his father used to race them himself...

Q: Can you please tell me why NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car owners don't like running on 85 percent nitro instead of the old rule, which was 90 percent? Why did the NHRA do this? I think the cars sounded better at 90 percent. Paul L., Florida A: Yes, Paul, the cars did sound better. ...

The Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints paid another visit to Nevada Speedway on Saturday the 18th and raced along with our full card of regular racers. As we get closed to the end of the points season racing becomes more intense with each person wanting to get as many points as possible...

There are only two ironclad certainties surrounding the Kansas City Royals at this juncture from my viewpoint. The first is that they are a much improved team from this point last season and the second is that they will have a new manager next year...

There were a lot of happy duck hunters this past week as the season and limits for the fall flight was announced by the Missouri Conservation Department With a 14 percent increase in the numbers of ducks that will be heading south this fall, area waterfowlers like Robert Johns and Gene Southwick, Joplin, are already planning for the upcoming season...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's Red and White Football Scrimmage was called off after one series of plays by the varsity/junior varsity teams Friday night when the skies darkened quickly and a threat of severe weather was announced to the crowd at Frary Field...

Elise McNeil of Nevada High School serves during her match with Webb City's Lynsey Setser Friday afternoon.